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Definition of hackneyed in English: hackneyedadjective ˈhaknɪdˈhæknid (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Example sentencesExamples - And for a writer praised for his verbal energy, he's not above succumbing to hackneyed images.
- Secondly, it was full to overflowing of hackneyed sexist stereotypes.
- Maybe it's time to trot out that hackneyed phrase about ‘the pace of modern life’.
- History should be about forcing people to challenge their perceptions, not reinforcing hackneyed stereotypes of the past.
- But the key to stock market glory isn't contained in some hackneyed phrase.
- This idea dates back so many thousands of years that it is more at risk of being hackneyed than revolutionary.
- We've heard Beethoven so many times that there is always a danger of it falling into a hackneyed mode of routine playing.
- His boss can take even a hackneyed phrase and let it dangle suggestively in the air until a dozen meanings reveal themselves.
- The final hour has long past on the horror spoof and, sadly, all that's left is hackneyed jokes and trite dialogue.
- They also provide English with a number of now rather hackneyed phrases like ‘to cry wolf’.
- It is littered with hackneyed phrases and lazy commonplaces.
- The script is hackneyed, riddled with stereotypes and offers nothing that hasn't been seen in every single gangster film ever made.
- That's one of those hackneyed sayings we grow accustomed to from a young age.
- Their books use hackneyed plotlines, stock characters, and omission of inconvenient facts.
- However, the story and the manner of its telling are alike hackneyed, dull, and pointless.
- The blame, say critics, lies with the hackneyed, highly predictable plots.
- But a closer look reveals there's more to this course than a hackneyed phrase.
- It's a trite and hackneyed old platitude - but sometimes, you do just have to stop and look at what's around you.
- This year's summit has been accompanied by the usual round of hackneyed phrases about the need to end poverty.
- If only they had used biblical language at least it would have sounded less trite, hackneyed and cliched.
Synonyms overused, overworked, overdone, worn out, time-worn, platitudinous, vapid, stale, tired, threadbare trite, banal, hack, clichéd, hoary, commonplace, common, ordinary, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, routine, humdrum informal old hat, corny, played out, hacky North American informal cornball, dime-store rare truistic, bromidic
Origin Mid 18th century: from the archaic verb hackney (see hackney), meaning 'use (a horse) for ordinary riding', later 'make commonplace by overuse'. Definition of hackneyed in US English: hackneyedadjectiveˈhæknidˈhaknēd (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Example sentencesExamples - It's a trite and hackneyed old platitude - but sometimes, you do just have to stop and look at what's around you.
- But a closer look reveals there's more to this course than a hackneyed phrase.
- This idea dates back so many thousands of years that it is more at risk of being hackneyed than revolutionary.
- The final hour has long past on the horror spoof and, sadly, all that's left is hackneyed jokes and trite dialogue.
- Secondly, it was full to overflowing of hackneyed sexist stereotypes.
- History should be about forcing people to challenge their perceptions, not reinforcing hackneyed stereotypes of the past.
- They also provide English with a number of now rather hackneyed phrases like ‘to cry wolf’.
- Their books use hackneyed plotlines, stock characters, and omission of inconvenient facts.
- The blame, say critics, lies with the hackneyed, highly predictable plots.
- It is littered with hackneyed phrases and lazy commonplaces.
- If only they had used biblical language at least it would have sounded less trite, hackneyed and cliched.
- Maybe it's time to trot out that hackneyed phrase about ‘the pace of modern life’.
- But the key to stock market glory isn't contained in some hackneyed phrase.
- We've heard Beethoven so many times that there is always a danger of it falling into a hackneyed mode of routine playing.
- And for a writer praised for his verbal energy, he's not above succumbing to hackneyed images.
- However, the story and the manner of its telling are alike hackneyed, dull, and pointless.
- His boss can take even a hackneyed phrase and let it dangle suggestively in the air until a dozen meanings reveal themselves.
- The script is hackneyed, riddled with stereotypes and offers nothing that hasn't been seen in every single gangster film ever made.
- That's one of those hackneyed sayings we grow accustomed to from a young age.
- This year's summit has been accompanied by the usual round of hackneyed phrases about the need to end poverty.
Synonyms overused, overworked, overdone, worn out, time-worn, platitudinous, vapid, stale, tired, threadbare
Origin Mid 18th century: from the archaic verb hackney (see hackney), meaning ‘use (a horse) for ordinary riding’, later ‘make commonplace by overuse’. |